The angular range of effective pinning by one-dimensional artificial pinning centers in BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite films
Nanoscale c-axis-aligned one dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APC) in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) films have been shown to provide strong correlated pining to magnetic vortices at magnetic field H//c-axis. A question arises on how the pinning effectiveness is sustained as the H-orie...
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doaj-c0862695d22246c993ab2d4b87ff68a72020-11-25T00:37:05ZengAIP Publishing LLCAIP Advances2158-32262019-08-0198085110085110-910.1063/1.5097703043908ADVThe angular range of effective pinning by one-dimensional artificial pinning centers in BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite filmsVictor Ogunjimi0Bibek Gautam1Mary Ann Sebastian2Timothy Haugan3Judy Wu4Department of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USAU.S Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, WPAFB, Ohio 45433, USAU.S Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, WPAFB, Ohio 45433, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USANanoscale c-axis-aligned one dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APC) in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) films have been shown to provide strong correlated pining to magnetic vortices at magnetic field H//c-axis. A question arises on how the pinning effectiveness is sustained as the H-orientation (θ) deviates from the c-axis and how such an angular range is correlated to the pinning efficiency of an individual 1D-APC. To shed lights on this question, this work investigates the angular range of pinning effectiveness of the BaZrO3 (BZO) 1D-APCs in BZO/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposites as the strain field overlap is systematically varied by increasing the BZO doping level in the range of 2-6 vol.% and by the introduction of the secondary Y2O3 nanoparticles (3D APCs). By evaluating the maximum pinning force density (Fp, max), its location Hmax, and the α values of the nanocomposites normalized to that of the reference YBa2Cu3O7-x film as functions of θ at temperatures of 65–77 K, a quantitative correlation between the pinning efficiency of the BZO 1D-APCs and their effective angular range was obtained. In most samples, the 1D-APCs can provide enhanced Hmax in the range of θ ∼0°-60°. However, the Fp, max values only in nanocomposites with high pinning efficiency 1D-APCs exceed that of the YBa2Cu3O7-x over a smaller range up to θ ∼ 37°. Finally, the introduction of 3D APCs results in reduction of the α values over nearly the entire angular range. This study reveals the importance in improving individual 1D-APC’s pinning efficiency and hence extending its angular range of effective pinning.http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5097703 |
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The angular range of effective pinning by one-dimensional artificial pinning centers in BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite films |
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The angular range of effective pinning by one-dimensional artificial pinning centers in BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite films |
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The angular range of effective pinning by one-dimensional artificial pinning centers in BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite films |
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The angular range of effective pinning by one-dimensional artificial pinning centers in BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite films |
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The angular range of effective pinning by one-dimensional artificial pinning centers in BaZrO3/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite films |
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angular range of effective pinning by one-dimensional artificial pinning centers in bazro3/yba2cu3o7-x nanocomposite films |
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Nanoscale c-axis-aligned one dimensional artificial pinning centers (1D-APC) in superconducting YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) films have been shown to provide strong correlated pining to magnetic vortices at magnetic field H//c-axis. A question arises on how the pinning effectiveness is sustained as the H-orientation (θ) deviates from the c-axis and how such an angular range is correlated to the pinning efficiency of an individual 1D-APC. To shed lights on this question, this work investigates the angular range of pinning effectiveness of the BaZrO3 (BZO) 1D-APCs in BZO/YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposites as the strain field overlap is systematically varied by increasing the BZO doping level in the range of 2-6 vol.% and by the introduction of the secondary Y2O3 nanoparticles (3D APCs). By evaluating the maximum pinning force density (Fp, max), its location Hmax, and the α values of the nanocomposites normalized to that of the reference YBa2Cu3O7-x film as functions of θ at temperatures of 65–77 K, a quantitative correlation between the pinning efficiency of the BZO 1D-APCs and their effective angular range was obtained. In most samples, the 1D-APCs can provide enhanced Hmax in the range of θ ∼0°-60°. However, the Fp, max values only in nanocomposites with high pinning efficiency 1D-APCs exceed that of the YBa2Cu3O7-x over a smaller range up to θ ∼ 37°. Finally, the introduction of 3D APCs results in reduction of the α values over nearly the entire angular range. This study reveals the importance in improving individual 1D-APC’s pinning efficiency and hence extending its angular range of effective pinning. |
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